cold-cream, v.
[f. the n.]
trans. To put cold cream on, to cover with cold cream; to take off by means of cold cream.
| 1910 H. G. Wells Mr. Polly vi. 151 That's all red and rough. It ought to be cold-creamed. 1945 E. Bowen Demon Lover 153, I used to potter about and..cold-cream off my old make-up. 1966 B. Glemser Dear Hungarian Friend iii. 62 She could not..brush her teeth, cold-cream her face. |